Microsoft is getting ready to close its Activision Blizzard deal, with a decision from a UK regulator expected imminently. Microsoft is getting ready to close its Activision Blizzard deal ...

UK officials said Wednesday they will block the company’s $69 billion deal to acquire video game giant Activision-Blizzard. The decision, which Microsoft said it plans to appeal, follows the US ...

Xbox parent Microsoft closed its $75 billion acquisition of the video game giant Activision Blizzard on Friday – despite the Federal Trade Commission’s ongoing fight to prevent the landmark deal.

Microsoft acquired gaming giant Activision Blizzard on Friday, closing the biggest deal in video game history after more than a year of close scrutiny from antitrust officials around the world.

Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared its final U.S. regulatory hurdle as the FTC dropped its ...

While an ongoing antitrust case pursued by the FTC remains pending, this ruling clears the path for the finalization of this momentous agreement, per The Verge. Microsoft had reached an agreement ...

While Microsoft and Activision fight their appeal in the UK, the acquisition continues to face scrutiny by national regulators all over the world. Here's how the deal's faring in territories ...

It was an indication, the F.T.C. appeared to be arguing, that Microsoft could make future Activision games exclusive to Xbox, even amending existing deals to do so. The F.T.C. has argued that ...

It's the latest twist in a deal that was announced 17 months ago. Both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick are expected to testify at some point during five days ...

The European Commission said the deal would not harm the console market because Microsoft would not have an incentive to deny rivals, such as the Sony PlayStation, access to Activision titles ...

That's because Ubisoft has signed a deal giving it "cloud gaming" rights for every Activision Blizzard game, past and future, for 15 years. Microsoft had to agree to this to get the deal past UK ...